Faustin Archange Touadera, Head of State, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 20-26 September 2022). Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic (CAR), reiterated his country’s support for “the common position of the African Union, which calls for the in-depth reform of the UN and the expansion of the seats of the members of the Security Council for fairer participation and more representative of all continents.” Speaking at the General Assembly High-Level Debate on Tuesday (20 Sep), Touadera congratulated “the significant progress that has made it possible to substantially lift the arms embargo imposed on our Defense and Security Forces.” He conveyed the gratitude of the Central African people to all countries who support CAR’s demand for the total lifting of the embargo. Touadera added, “I deplore the maneuvers tending to legitimize the armed groups and to maintain the embargo insidiously. Whose profit from the crime?” On 29 July 2022, the Security Council extended its arms embargo against the Central African Republic — as well as a travel ban and assets freeze imposed on certain individuals and entities, as designated by its sanctions committee — for one year, eased some of the embargo’s restrictions and renewed for 13 months the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with assisting that body. ---------------------------------------- The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations has an equal vote. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity. General debate website: https://gadebate.un.org/ ---------------------------------------- Watch this video in English: https://youtu.be/bYE-45oVEvY مشاهدة هذا الفيديو باللغة العربية على موقع البث الشبكي للأمم المتحدة 请在联合国网络电视（UN Web TV）观看中文版视频 Regardez cette vidéo en français sur UN Web TV Vean este video en español en UN Web TV Смотрите это видео на русском на UN Web TV https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10653wr9l Screenshot credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak #UNGA #UnitedNations
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